Andrew,
Please do.
I just tried it again.
- Created a Mapped plain text control.
- Saved it as a QuickPart in a template.
- Loaded the template as a global template.
- Inserted the content control from quick parts.
- Copied it to another place in the document.
- Made a change.
- The change was not reflected in the original.
Here is a sample template that has two building blocks, one AutoText and on Quick Part. Both were created with mapped CCs that worked as such in the original document. Load as a global/add-in.
When inserted, neither inserts a mapped CC. It does insert the CCs.